Author: terryc Date: To: dng Subject: Re: [DNG] Display not accessible
On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:03:19 -0500
Haines Brown via Dng <dng@???> wrote:
> I built a machine in Oct 2024 that uses a Gigabyte Z590 AORUS
> Elite AX MB. Because my monitor is high resolution, I had to lower
> resolution to the point it became useful. In January the
> motherboard video chip died and I was forced to resort to use of a
> video card, a Gigabyte GV-N1030D4-2GL GeForce GT 1030 Low Profile D4
> 2G.
>
> When I booted, I got video, but too low in resolution to be of use.
> I suspected I needed a driver to get access to a range of
> resolutions. Is nvidia driver installed in Devuan by default. Or must
> I install firmware-nvideo-graphics?
>
As far as I know (I haven't run nvidia hardware for a couple of
decades) you need the firmware which you can access by having
non-free-firmware in the lines in your /etc/apt/sources.list.